The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005
Bar Graph
Percent of Children with Asthma or Socio-Emotional Difficulties Whose Conditions Affect the Family Moderately or a Great Deal, by Family Income

Asthma
Less than 100% of FPL 22.0%
100-199% of FPL 18.8%
200-399% of FPL 12.6%
400% or more of FPL 12.4%

Socio-Emotional Difficulties
Less than 100% of FPL 27.6%
100-199% of FPL 28.3%
200-399% of FPL 27.0%
400% or more of FPL 29.0%

Federal Poverty Level (FPL) was equal to $18,400 for a family of four in 2003.

This graph is from the chartbook The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005, that is based on data from the National Survey of Children's Health. Suggested citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The National Survey of Children's Health 2003. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2005.